1. United Way;Youth Empowerment Committee Annual General Meeting Guest Speakers: Amanda Holmberg Katie Elliott

2. YOUTH VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY

3. SEPTEMBER 2009

4. ONTARIO YOUTH CHALLENGE- MCI

5. Current Membership: 14 (including Sault College & Algoma U)

6. Summer Planning Including all members of YEC

7. Strategic Planning Working together to create a strategic plan

9. Vision statement

10. Action plan

11. Terms of reference

13. Making Youth Priority

14. YEC is Included in Budget

15. Opportunities for Youth Looking back and forward

16. Learning Experiences Creating stronger volunteers

18. Punctuality

19. Respect

20. Voice Your Opinion

22. Strict Requirements

23. Budget Writing

24. Follow Up

26. Creating Criteria

27. Narrowing the Search

28. Interviewing

29. Hiring

31. Keeping Up to Date and on Budget

32. Keeping Records

33. Following Up When Needed

35. Gathering Community Assistance

36. Explaining to the Charity why they were chosen

37. Steps Involved to Volunteer

39. Developing an action plan

40. Creating Contact with High Schools

41. Approving of expenses and decisions

42. Executing the event at 7 High Schools

44. Creating packages to limit inaccurate information

45. Choosing A Charity

46. Rallying schools to participate

49. Keeping Youth Dedicated and Interactive

50. Replenishing Membership

51. Gaining Community Support

89. An Extended Thank You To: Gary Vipond, United Way Carolyn Hepburn, United Way Maureen Dodd, United Way Patricia Ricard, MCI Cheryl Linklater-Halverson, Volunteer SSM Entire United Way Staff United Way Board Youth Empowerment Committee Members Community of Sault Ste Marie and Algoma district